2023
Next generation PET imager
Pestotnik R, Gascón D, Gola A, Benlloch J, Alamo J, Barberá J, Dolenec R, Fernández-Tenllado J, Gómez S, Grogg K, Guberman D, Korpar S, Križan P, Majewski S, Manera R, Marin T, Mariscal-Castilla A, Mauricio J, Merzi S, Morera C, Orehar M, Pavon G, Penna M, Razdevšek G, Seljak A, Studen A, Fakhri G. Next generation PET imager. 2023, 00: 1-1. DOI: 10.1109/nssmicrtsd49126.2023.10338336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET imaging systemsReadout electronicsTime resolutionDetected scintillation photonsDual-sided readoutFast readout electronicsTime-of-flight measurementsLYSO crystal arrayFast-timing applicationsFlat-panel detectorTotal-body PET imagingScintillation photonsPET detectorsSilicon photomultipliersScintillation materialsXCAT phantomPET systemPanel detectorPhoto sensorCrystal arrayImaging systemTime spreadTiming precisionScintillationSignal-to-noise ratio
2021
A layered single-side readout depth of interaction time-of-flight-PET detector
Bläckberg L, Sajedi S, Fakhri G, Sabet H. A layered single-side readout depth of interaction time-of-flight-PET detector. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2021, 66: 045025. PMID: 33570050, PMCID: PMC8130834, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/abd592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepth of interactionMulti-pixel photon counterDepth-of-interaction determinationDepth-of-interaction informationTime resolutionTime resolution valuesReduced crystal thicknessNon-DOI detectorsOptical photonsScintillator arrayPET detectorsPhoton counterCrystal pixelsReadout schemeCrystal arrayCrystal thicknessTransport simulationsDetectorPhotodetector arrayReadoutPixel sizePhotodetectorsResolution valuesFirst layerSignal amplitude